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William CODDINGTON
(1811-1874) |
William CODDINGTON 246
General Notes: "He went to San Francisco and amassed a fortune. Was for a time a partner of John W. McKay." His business apparently was a series of stores that sold goods especially to miners. He had branch stores in the mountains, which were re-supplied by mule trains guarded by varying numbers of armed men (cf. letters). Noted events in his life were: • He appeared on the census in 1820 in New York, New York Co., New York, USA. 1124 Males: 1 <10 (William), 1 10-16 (David Cook), 1 26-45 (Millard). Females: 3 < 10(Sarah Ann?, Lydia, Eliza), 1 10-16 (Mary), 1 16-25 (Margaret), 1 26-45 (Phebe). In manufacturing, 1. • He moved on 1849 to , , California, USA. 1129 on vessel Samoset, 734 tons, 100 days on voyage. • Fact: Newspaper article, 1 Jun 1859, Angels Camp, Calaveras Co., California, USA. 1790 "A difficulty occurred recently at Angel's, between Wm. Coddington, Supt. of the Union Co.'s Ditch, also a large owner, and two men named Sawyer, father and son. The Sawyers had a reservoir in the gulch, and the Union Co. sell [sic] water to miners, which runs down the gulch below the reservoir. The water running together is the cause of the difficulty. The Sawyers and Coddington met at the gulch, and after high words the younger Sawyer struck Coddington with a shovel, which glanced down the left side of his face, and turning in Sawyer's hand, inflicted a dangerous wound in the stomach, exposing the intestines." • He appeared on the census on 25 Jul 1860 in Union, Humboldt Co., California, USA. 1786 Realty $2000; personalty $80,000. • Fact: mentioned in will of Sarah Coddington, 27 Jun 1871, Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA. 1129 Mentions sister Lydia Coddington, children of sister Eliza H. Stinson, sister Margaret Oblenus and her husband William Oblenus, sister Mary Warner and Thomas V. W. Warner, her husband, and their children. Brother William Coddington and friend Charles H. Warner, execs. |
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